English Mumpsimuses, a Senator’s Tweet, and Lesson in Tenses
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi I didn’t intend to write a sequel to last week’s column on the Senator Shehu San...
Showing posts with label English grammar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English grammar. Show all posts
When and How to Use “in” and “on” in Some Fixed Expressions
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Several readers have asked me to give them some guidance on when it is proper to...
My Word of the Year? Dalung’s “Spended.” Here’s Why
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi It is traditional for dictionaries and grammar mavens to choose their words of t...
Myth of the Decline in Standard of English Usage and Grammar
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi There is an enduring chronocentric arrogance in our assessment of notions of qua...
Top 10 Negative English Words with Positive Meanings
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi This week’s column was incited by my reminiscence of an incident that happened in t...
Useless Repetitions You Should Avoid in English (III)
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Read the Part I here Read the Part II here I apologize for my inability to write my column these ...
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